DETROIT (AP) — A Catholic priest is scheduled for trial next week in the theft of money from a fund set up to help poor people in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office says the Rev. Timothy Kane's trial is scheduled Monday in Circuit Court.
The 58-year-old and an acquaintance, Dorreca Brewer, were charged in February with embezzlement. Brewer on Sept. 15 pleaded no contest to charges that she lied and embezzled. The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on.freep.com/1mI0SIe ) the 35-year-old is expected to avoid jail time.
Prosecutors say that the pair approved false applications for the Angel Fund and pocketed thousands of dollars over four years. The Angel Fund had been run by the Archdiocese of Detroit and granted more than $17 million to needy people since 2005.